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About Majhawalia Village

Majhawalia is a mid sized village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 425 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Majhawalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhawalia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 425
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majhawalia compares

By the 2011 count Majhawalia is the 55th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Majhawalia

Majhawalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majhawalia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhawalia from other places

Majhawalia lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 6.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Majhawalia
Nearest railway station Mairwa 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 25 km
District headquarters Siwan 25 km

Villages closest to Majhawalia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Guthani tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Majhawalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhawalia village had a population of 823. That makes it the 55th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Majhawalia village has 425 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhawalia has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Majhawalia covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Majhawalia falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhawalia is Mairwa, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majhawalia.

Majhawalia is about 25 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhawalia is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 6.0 km away. Guthani is about 25 km away. Siwan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhajhaur (under 2 km), Darzi Chak (under 2 km) and Chain Chhapra (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Majhawalia today is likely to be higher.

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